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Bobo Doll Experiment

Description: While Bandura has run hundreds of psychology experiments, his most famous was the 1961 Bobo Doll Experiment. In this experiment, Bandura showed young children a video of a woman acting violently towards a Bobo doll (a large inflatable clown doll with a base weighted so it will consistently return to the upright position) and then presented the children with a Bobo doll. The experiment demonstrated that children will model their behaviors on those they have seen even without any reinforcement or encouragement. These results were prominent in shifting psychologists from behaviorist theory to cognitive theory.Show more

interview by Richard Evans (Akron, OH: University of Akron. Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, 1988), 29 mins

Dr. Albert Bandura reviews his influences in theoretical psychology and research development, and discusses cognitive and social behavior modification, social learning, modeling, and aggression. From the Notable Contributors to the Psychology of Personality series. Produced by R.I. Evans.

Dr. Albert Bandura reviews his influences in theoretical psychology and research development, and discusses cognitive and social behavior modification, social learning, modeling, and aggression. From the Notable Contributors to the Psychology of Personality series. Produced by R.I. Evans.

interview by Richard Evans (Akron, OH: University of Akron. Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, 1988), 28 mins

Dr. Albert Bandura recalls his classic Bobo doll psychology experiment, and discusses the effects of aggression and violence in the media, morality and moral disengagement, self-efficacy, reactions to criticism, and plans for the future. From the Notable Contributors to the Psychology of Personality series. Produc...

Dr. Albert Bandura recalls his classic Bobo doll psychology experiment, and discusses the effects of aggression and violence in the media, morality and moral disengagement, self-efficacy, reactions to criticism, and plans for the future. From the Notable Contributors to the Psychology of Personality series. Produced by R.I. Evans.

Treading new ground in the field of social psychology, Albert Bandura’s work has become basic to an understanding of how social forces influence individuals, small groups and large groups. From his early BoBo doll experiments through his work with phobias, to his recent work on self-efficacy, Bandura has given u...

Treading new ground in the field of social psychology, Albert Bandura’s work has become basic to an understanding of how social forces influence individuals, small groups and large groups. From his early BoBo doll experiments through his work with phobias, to his recent work on self-efficacy, Bandura has given us a sense of how people actively shape their own lives and those of others. Utilizing archival materials and newly shot visuals, studen...Treading new ground in the field of social psychology, Albert Bandura’s work has become basic to an understanding of how social forces influence individuals, small groups and large groups. From his early BoBo doll experiments through his work with phobias, to his recent work on self-efficacy, Bandura has given us a sense of how people actively shape their own lives and those of others. Utilizing archival materials and newly shot visuals, students will be introduced to the vocabulary and innovative methods of this influential thinker. Dr. Bandura’s narration imbues this video with his compelling presentation style and intellectual authority.
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Should children do as we say and not as we do? In all honesty, we are responsible for role-modeling peaceful behavior for children. Role modeling appropriate behavior is a vital and necessary component of effective character education and bullying prevention.

Should children do as we say and not as we do? In all honesty, we are responsible for role-modeling peaceful behavior for children. Role modeling appropriate behavior is a vital and necessary component of effective character education and bullying prevention.

Have students watch at least five programs on television and count the number of aggressive acts in different types of programs. Prior to starting the assignment, develop operational definitions of aggression in class so students know what to look for. Have students summarize their findings and compare them with f...

Have students watch at least five programs on television and count the number of aggressive acts in different types of programs. Prior to starting the assignment, develop operational definitions of aggression in class so students know what to look for. Have students summarize their findings and compare them with findings reported in a journal article on this topic.

By depicting spontaneous, and startling, occurrences of aggression in the activities of a youth gang and relating them to scientific principles and laboratory findings, this film succeeds in communicating the major specific scientific principles and findings on human aggression.

By depicting spontaneous, and startling, occurrences of aggression in the activities of a youth gang and relating them to scientific principles and laboratory findings, this film succeeds in communicating the major specific scientific principles and findings on human aggression.

with Aletha C. Huston and Albert Bandura, 1925-, in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, Vol. 63 no. 2, September 1961, pp. 311-318 (District of Columbia: Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology and American Psychological Association, 1961, originally published 1961), 9 page(s)

with Aletha C. Huston and Albert Bandura, 1925-, in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, Vol. 63 no. 2, September 1961, pp. 311-318 (District of Columbia: Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology and American Psychological Association, 1961, originally published 1961), 9 page(s)

By placing an emphasis on three questions - What is the subject matter of social psychology? What are its methods of investigation? What are some of its findings? - this film is able to provide an overview of the field of social psychology. The program features reenactments of Asch's experiment on conformity, Band...

By placing an emphasis on three questions - What is the subject matter of social psychology? What are its methods of investigation? What are some of its findings? - this film is able to provide an overview of the field of social psychology. The program features reenactments of Asch's experiment on conformity, Bandura and Walters' work on the social learning of aggression, Milgram's study of obedience, and Zimbardo’s prison simulation